MINUTES BOARD OF EDUCATION ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS May 22, 2017
The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, May 22, 2017, 7:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the Administration Building. The following Board members were present and constituted a quorum:
Ms. Sharon Warden, Chair Dr. Denauvo Robinson, Vice Chair Mr. Walter Jolly Mrs. Pam Pureza Mr. Barry Overman Dr. Sheila Williams
The following Central Office and District staff members were present: Dr. Larry W. Cartner, Superintendent Mr. Steve Lassiter, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Joanne Sanders, Chief Academic Officer Mr. Andrew Cox, Chief Financial Officer Ms. Tammy W. Sawyer, Community Schools Director/Public Information Officer Ms. Rhonda James-Davis, Career/Technical Education Director Ms. Tracy Davenport, Federal Programs Director
I. Meeting Called to Order
Chair Warden called the meeting to order.
II. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence
Alyssa Rodriguez, Pasquotank County High School student, led members and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance. Superintendent Cartner led members and guests in a Moment of Silence.
III. Approval of Agenda (Action)
A motion was made by Pam Pureza, seconded by Dr. Sheila Williams, and unanimously carried to approve the agenda as presented.
IV. Recognition of Guests
Chair Warden recognized guests present.
V. Superintendent’s Report
Dr. Cartner provided copies of the district newsletter “Let’s Connect – ECPPS News & Information” to members.
The following were recognized with “Exceeding Excellence” Certificates: 1 • Nickalos Golden (Northeastern High School Student Ambassador) • Tayla Jones (Northeastern High School Student Ambassador) • Seth Overman (Northeastern High School Student Ambassador) • Kelsey Pierce (Northeastern High School Student Ambassador) • Alyssa Rodriguez (Pasquotank County High School Student Ambassador) • Niamh Massey (Pasquotank County High School Student Ambassador) • William Holmes (Pasquotank County High School Student Ambassador) • James Arbogast (Pasquotank County High School Student Ambassador) • Ms. Susan Buckner (organizing ECPPS Child Care Conference) • Mr. Paul Batson (organizing ECP Backpacks to provide weekend food to students)
VI. Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Pam Pureza, seconded by Sheila Williams, and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of April 24, 2017 (Regular Meeting), April 24, 2017 (Commissioners’ Finance Meeting) and May 15, 2017 (Committee Meetings).
VII. Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Dr. Denauvo Robinson, seconded by Barry Overman, and unanimously carried to approve the consent agenda and action agenda items as follow:
Personalized Education: 1. 2017-18 Career/Technical Education Plan 2. Updates to AIG Plan 3. Placing the Following NCSBA Spring Policy Updates on Review: 3410-Testing & Assessment Program 3420-Student Promotion & Accountability 3470/4305-Alternative Learning Programs 4125-Homeless Students 4150-School Assignment 4155-Assignment to Classes
Global Citizens and Healthy Students: 1. Placing the Following NCSBA Spring Policy Updates on Review: 1310/4002-Parental Involvement 1320/3560-Title I Parent &Family Engagement 3640/5130-Student Voter Registration&PreRegistration 4250/5075/7316-NC Address Confidentiality Program 4700-Student Records 6140-Student Wellness 2. Re-Appointment of Joseph Peel to Serve on College of The Albemarle’s Board of Trustees
Financial, Business and Technology Systems:
2 1. Child Nutrition Program Lunch Price Increase 2. List of Items to Be Declared Surplus for Sale/Disposal 3. Placing the Following NCSBA Spring Policy Updates on Review: 5008-Automated Phone and Text Messaging 5030-Community Use of Facilities 6320-Use of Student Transportation Services 6450-Purchase of Services
Excellent Educators:
1. Placing the Following NCSBA Spring Policy Update on Review: 7930-Professional Employees: Demotion & Dismissal 2. Beginning Teacher Support Plan
3. Resignations (information only) NAME LAST SITE ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE Suzanne Stines Central Guidance Counselor June 30, 2017 Michelle Ford NHS English Teacher June 14, 2017 Elementary - Grade 1 Lanie Carnall Pasquotank Teacher May 24, 2017 Elementary - Grade 3 Sandra Ivey Pasquotank Teacher July 31, 2017 Debra Keys Pasquotank Paraprofessional June 9, 2017 Cullen O'Brien PCHS Science Teacher June 30, 2017 Ashley Turner PCHS Bus Driver March 1, 2017 Lisa Ewers PW Moore/ Pasquotank Assistant Principal June 30, 2017 Elementary - Grade 5 Lynn Spruill PW Moore Teacher June 14, 2017 Elementary - Grade 5 Jaclyn Toland PW Moore Teacher June 30, 2017 Cindy Jennings Weeksville Media Coordinator June 14, 2017 Daisy Bowe Weeksville Cafeteria Assistant June 9, 2017
Coaches: Jessica Goninan NHS Head Volleyball Coach April 28, 2017 February 18, Danean Keller PCHS JV Cheering Coach 2017 Pavel Miranda PCHS Soccer Coach March 24, 2017
4. Elections NAME LAST SITE ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE CDL Services Annie Fullwood Transportation Coordinator/BSIP May 1, 2017 Paraprofessional Excep Shaquita Winslow JC Sawyer Child May 2, 2017 Paraprofessional Excep Bev Couture Pasquotank Child May 1, 2017 Felnita White* PW Moore Cleaner - PT May 2, 2017 Evangeline Bond Weeksville Head Custodian March 31, 2017
3 Jenarirra Epps* ECMS Girls' Track Coach May 2, 2017 Stephen Hallett* RRMS Head Softball Coach May 2, 2017
5. Reassignments CURRENT NAME LAST ASSIGNMENT NEW ASSIGNMENT DATE AIG/Technology AIG/Instructional Coach - Colina Bartlett Teacher - Central Central August 17, 2017 Instructional Coach/Technology Elementary Grade 1 Jennifer Kresicki Teacher - Central Teacher - Central August 17, 2017 Business Teacher - Joyeria Brothers RRMS Business Teacher - ECMS August 17, 2017 Health/Physical Education Teacher - HL Health/Physical Education Shawn Thomas Trigg Teacher - ECMS August 17, 2017 Megan Dunford Music Teacher - ECMS Music Teacher - Northside August 17, 2017 Health/Physical Education Teacher - Health/Physical Education Morris Burnham PCHS Teacher - Northside August 17, 2017 Assistant Principal - Assistant Principal - JC Delishia Moore PCHS Sawyer July 1, 2017 Guidance Counselor - Guidance Counselor - JC Lori Abbott Sheep-Harney Sawyer August 17, 2017 Linda Houlroyd Secretary - RRMS Secretary - Pasquotank August 1, 2017 Spanish Teacher - Amanda Lowman Northside Spanish Teacher - NHS August 17, 2017 LeVar Mizelle Principal - RRMS Assistant Principal - PCHS July 1, 2017 Assistant Principal - Assistant Principal - PW Linda Davis NHS Moore/Pasquotank July 1, 2017 Health/Physical Education Teacher - Health Physical Education Hunter Lowe ECMS Teacher - PW Moore August 17, 2017 Business Teacher - Jessica Barclift PCHS Business Teacher - RRMS August 17, 2017 Spanish Teacher - PW Blanca Garber Moore/Pasquotank Spanish Teacher - RRMS August 17, 2017 Art Teacher - Sheep- Elaina Lawson Art Teacher - PCHS Harney August 17, 2017 Bookkeeper/Data Manager Tonya Zachary Receptionist - ECMS - Early College May 22, 2017
6. Leaves of Absence BEGINNING NAME LAST SITE ASSIGNMENT DATE Pamela Ballance Maintenance Groundskeeper II April 26, 2017 Deborah Old Northside Paraprofessional April 6, 2017 Elementary - Grade 1 Latitia Figgs JC Sawyer Teacher April 6, 2017 Tiffany Byrum NHS Science Teacher May 5, 2017 Anna McCarthy NHS Media Coordinator April 13, 2017 Samuel McNeal NHS Technology Assistant March 13, 2017
4 Lashekia Brothers RRMS AIG Facilitator March 3, 2017 Peter Herrington RRMS Health/PE Teacher May 9, 2016 Elementary - Grade 2 Christina Bonin Weeksville Teacher April 6, 2017
7. List of Substitutes
NAME LAST ASSIGNMENT Hope Poulter Substitute Bus Driver Michael Barclift Substitute Teacher Kendra Billups Substitute Teacher Dannette Bowe Substitute Teacher Sarita Brown Substitute Teacher Lauren Bryant Substitute Teacher April Coen Substitute Teacher Annette Crum Substitute Teacher Candace Hill Substitute Teacher Taneisha Kee Substitute Teacher Joe Kimmel Substitute Teacher Greta Kinen Substitute Teacher Melissa Rady Substitute Teacher Shawn Rodgers Substitute Teacher Nicole Skagerberg Substitute Teacher Vatara Slade Substitute Teacher Theresa Smith Substitute Teacher Shawna Sykes Substitute Teacher Alex Tharp Substitute Teacher Angela Thornton Substitute Teacher Devin Tillmon Substitute Teacher Joan Wood Substitute Teacher
8. Employees Recommended for Employment 2017-18 Employee Site Employee Site Rachel Benton Central SeLisa Godfrey HL Trigg CS Racheal Egan Central June Gregory HL Trigg CS Whitney Evans Central David Mair HL Trigg CS Shelley Greene Central Kristie Powell HL Trigg CS Jennifer Kresicki Central Marcus White HL Trigg CS Nicole Lavinder Central Elizabeth Leary Central Jeanne Ambrose Northside Tessie Marler Central Samantha Balmer Northside Deborah Poulos Central Elsie Boone-Thompson Northside Misty Wooten Central Teri Doleski Northside Myra Loitsch Northside Tesia Bynum Elizabeth City Middle Michelle Mazzola Northside Lindsey Cahoon Elizabeth City Middle Heather Meads Northside Megan Dunford Elizabeth City Middle Angela Moxley Northside Crystal East Elizabeth City Middle Jennifer Perry Northside Karen Givens Elizabeth City Middle Christine Simila Northside Millie Griffith Elizabeth City Middle Roberta Heath Elizabeth City Middle Deanna Aston JC Sawyer
5 Naomi Howard Elizabeth City Middle Mallory Dail JC Sawyer Nicole Jenkins Elizabeth City Middle Stella Duhaime JC Sawyer Chelsea Kovah Elizabeth City Middle Miah Jacocks JC Sawyer Linda Lenau Elizabeth City Middle Megan Meredith JC Sawyer Hunter Lowe Elizabeth City Middle Charlotte Raines JC Sawyer William Nixon Elizabeth City Middle Ginger Sanders JC Sawyer Christopher Pinto Elizabeth City Middle Sabrina Sears JC Sawyer Hannah Saunders Elizabeth City Middle Chelsea Swyers JC Sawyer Nicole Shepherd Elizabeth City Middle Samantha Turner JC Sawyer Nicole Smith Elizabeth City Middle Nekia Williams JC Sawyer John Towell Elizabeth City Middle Mary Twiford Elizabeth City Middle Adriane Walker Elizabeth City Middle Carolyn Walton Elizabeth City Middle Caren Williams Elizabeth City Middle Terrie Wilson Elizabeth City Middle
Elizabeth Allsbrook NHS Kimberly Ballance PCHS Noel Bethea NHS Michael Barlow PCHS Elizabeth Brinker NHS Bridgette Bowen PCHS Tiffany Byrum NHS Jesse Cassino PCHS Savannah Cutrell NHS Christopher Doepker PCHS Rachel Erickson NHS Cheryl Douglas PCHS Angela Evans NHS Shatoya Estime PCHS Linda Grimes NHS Amanda Forbes PCHS Allison Hiebert NHS Stacy Freeman PCHS Gabrielle Hilscher NHS Melissa Haley-Driver PCHS Shelia Hughes NHS Brittany Jennings PCHS Jennifer James NHS Danean Keller PCHS Tony Johnson NHS Jennifer Loeffler PCHS Jennifer Kotch NHS Tonni McCartney PCHS Chelsea McPherson NHS Christopher McGee PCHS Lily Oakes NHS Joan Metzger PCHS William Old NHS Letitia Moore PCHS Bethany Phares NHS Lily Oakes PCHS Eva Riddick NHS Bonita Robinson PCHS Melissa Sawyer NHS Eugene Rountree PCHS Fatima Simmons NHS John Russell PCHS Emily Tabolt NHS Hannah Saunders PCHS Sharon Turner NHS Amanda Tufts PCHS Tonica White NHS Christine Vicars PCHS Marqita Williams PCHS Verdonna Ashley Pasquotank Walter Wingard PCHS Jennifer Barclift Pasquotank Leigh Baskin Pasquotank Sarah Brewer Pasquotank Maryann Everett Pasquotank Honesty Floyd Pasquotank Blanca Garber Pasquotank Crystal Seymour Pasquotank Christina Stokely Pasquotank Amanda Wandell Pasquotank
6 Shannon Xiques Pasquotank
Holly Barrington PW Moore Lori Abbott Sheep-Harney Krystin Battey PW Moore Andrae Banks Sheep-Harney Aleah Clark PW Moore Jasmyne Brooks Sheep-Harney Jessica Coates PW Moore Brandy Bussey-Noe Sheep-Harney Chandra Eley PW Moore Amanda Copeland Sheep-Harney Blanca Garber PW Moore Doreen Gegan Sheep-Harney Lisa Giarmono PW Moore Jessica Harrell Sheep-Harney Michelle Gray PW Moore Laquitta Hinton Sheep-Harney Sarah Jackson PW Moore Jazmine Jones Sheep-Harney Frances Jones PW Moore Franziska Keppler Sheep-Harney Rachel Keith PW Moore Emily Lee Sheep-Harney Adrienne Knight PW Moore Heather Marshall Sheep-Harney Melanie Lacasse PW Moore Mary Pendleton-Jones Sheep-Harney Patricia Poplos PW Moore Teenia Riddick Sheep-Harney Dawn Price PW Moore Kendra Sawyer Sheep-Harney Jill Turner PW Moore Dawn Stallings Sheep-Harney Kimberly Wilkerson Sheep-Harney Tiffany Adams River Road Middle Danielle Wissner Sheep-Harney Sarah Ambrose River Road Middle Frances Worthington Sheep-Harney Heather Bowman River Road Middle Joyeria Brothers River Road Middle Melanie Burley Weeksville Jennifer Durham River Road Middle Rosalind Rosa Weeksville Elisa Griffin River Road Middle Myraida Santana Weeksville Josie Harris River Road Middle Wendy Waller Weeksville Peter Herrington River Road Middle Edgewood-Speech Amanda Kozak River Road Middle Amy Coker Language Edgewood-Speech Selena Lane River Road Middle Jennifer Dunkle Language Shawanna Lilly River Road Middle Alicia Palmer River Road Middle Endi Simpson River Road Middle William Walker River Road Middle Denita Whitfield River Road Middle
9. Employees Recommended for Employment 2017-19 Provided Provisional Licensure Requirements Are Met by 6.30.17 Employee Site Employee Site Robin Calloway ECMS Jessica Barclift PCHS Maenecia Cole ECMS Wesley Borton PCHS Jeffrey Cofield PCHS Bonita Clark HL Trigg Michael Jefferson, Jr PCHS Samuel Stallings HL Trigg Tamatha Meads PCHS Shawn Thomas HL Trigg Mark Miller PCHS Matthew Oakes PCHS Jasmine Harris Northside Ronna Reid PCHS Amanda Lowman Northside Latorsha Stephens PCHS Lindsey Umphlett PCHS Wilkiam Wilson JC Sawyer Rachel Pizano PW Moore
7 Jessica Goninan NHS Shante' London NHS Chenice Shaw River Road Middle Alice Moncla NHS Antonio Moore NHS James Schiffbauer Sheep -Harney Jenai Robinson NHS Pamela Winslow Sheep-Harney Richard Turner NHS
Elizabeth Batson Edgewood-Social Worker Susan Robinson Pasquotank
10. Administrator Contracts Recommended for Renewal
CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACTS RECOMMENDED TO BE RENEWED FOR TWO YEARS: Tracy Davenport Jennifer Hawkins
ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACTS RECOMMENDED TO BE RENEWED FOR FOUR YEARS: Timothy Worrell Christopher Paullet
ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACT RECOMMENDED EXTENSION OF ONE YEAR: Gwen Stevens
VIII. Public Forum (Citizen Comments to the Board)
There were no requests to appear before the Board.
IX. Board Member Reports
Board members commented on their enjoyment of this time of year and the numerous opportunities to attend events in the district such as: Teacher of the Year Awards, Bus Driver Recognition, Superintendent’s Academic Team Awards, Senior Awards Nights, Sports Banquets, Spelling/Geography Bees, Special Olympics, Band Concerts, Choral Concerts, etc. They also commented on their pride in the accomplishments of students and staff.
X. Other
Dr. Cartner discussed the 2017-18 local budget and presented a preliminary list of proposed cuts based on the $10,900,000 of appropriations the Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners indicated they will provide. He reminded members that the amount of funds needed to remain level and for the district not to regress would have been $12,300,000. He explained that proposed list is not complete and additional cuts in excess of $500,000 would have to be made to the preliminary list to meet the County’s proposed funding.
8 Board members held a lengthy discussion regarding the local budget which included: the proposed reductions; the district’s Fund Balance (currently approximately $717,000); seeking clarification of comments made in April by a Commissioner about the County’s debt level and the possibility of them borrowing money to fund capital purchases; approaching Commissioners to request additional funding; Low Wealth funds and restrictions regarding supplanting funds; etc. Members agreed that Chair Warden should approach the County Manager, County Finance Officer and Commissioners to request a meeting to discuss needs of the school system related to the budget.
A motion was made by Pam Pureza, seconded by Barry Overman, and unanimously carried to go into closed session for the purpose of considering personnel actions that involve employees of this Board as allowed by NC General Statute 143-318.11(a)(6).
Upon the board’s motion to enter closed session, staff and guests exited the board room. Dr. Larry Cartner and Mr. Steve Lassiter remained for the meeting.
Dr. Cartner discussed personnel issues related to the budget.
Dr. Cartner discussed personnel recommendations for assistant principal vacancies.
A motion to come out of closed session was made by Pam Pureza, seconded by Barry Overman, and unanimously carried. Full and accurate minutes of the closed session will be kept on file in the superintendent’s office, but are to be withheld from public disclosure, so as to not frustrate the legitimate purposes of this closed session.
Following closed session a motion was made by Dr. Denauvo Robinson, seconded by Pam Pureza, and unanimously carried to hire Jim Schiffbauer and Sarah Ambrose for Assistant Principal positions. Mr. Schiffbauer will be assigned to Northeastern High School and Ms. Ambrose will be assigned to Northside Elementary School.
XII. Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
______Chair Secretary
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